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DOOR. N0. 347,852. Patented Allgv 24, 1886.

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DOOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 347,852, dated August24, 1886.

Serial No. 205.001. (No model.)

To all whom it may con/cern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS S. WHITE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Benton, in the county of Franklin and State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Doors,of which thefollowing is a specifica` tion.

My invention relates to an improvement in doors; and it consists of thepeculiar combination and novel construction and arrangement of thevarious parts for service,substan tially as hereinafter fully set forth,and specilically pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide improved means for eft'ectuallyexcluding water, snow,drafts,&c.,from enteringa room or apartmentbeneath a door, while at the same time the latter can be easily andfreely swung on its hinges in opening and closing it.

My improved door is very simple,strong,and durable in construction,cheapand inexpensive of manufacture, and effective and reliable in operation.

In the accompanying drawings,which illustrate a door embodying myinvention, Figure l is an elevation of the door closed. Fig. 2 is asimilar view of the door opened. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view onthe line a; of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings,in which like iig ures of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the tigu res, I designates the door-frame,and2aswinging door,which are ofthe ordinary construction, the door beingprovided with a beveled lower edge, which tits a like edge in thedoorAsill. The door is hinged to the frame by hinges 3, which comprisetwo sections, t and 5,the former of which has two spaced eyes, 6,between which is iitted the single eye 7 of the section 5. isconsiderably larger than the width ot' the eye 7,so that a limitedamount of vertical play or movement is permitted to the eye7 between theeyes 6,thereby permitting the door 2 to be/ likewise capable of verticalplay for a short distance, to permit it to clear the carpet or Y otherobject. in its path during the swinging movement thereof. Thehinge-sections 4 and 5 are secured to the frame l and door 2,0r viceversa, and they are connected by a pintle, S, which passes through thealigned eyes of the sections, and the vertical movement or eleva- Thespace between the eyes 6 tion of the door in opening it is effected by acoiled spring, 9, which is connected with the upper part ot' the frame land door. y

/Vhen the door is closed,it tits snugly within the frame and close downto thelloor, so as to exclude water, snow, drafts, 8vo., from beneaththe door,the spring being extended; and upon swinging the door open byhand it is elevated by the spring as soon as its'edges clear the edgesof the frame l.

The door carries a lock,10,`of any ordinary well-known pattern, whichhas a latch, Il, that is actuated by a spindle, 12, as is usual, and thedoor-frame l has a keeper, v13, affixed thereto,that is arranged in thepath o'f the lock on the door. This keeper is provided with a plate, 14,having longitudinal slots 15,through which pass screws or other likemeans for adjustably securing the keeper to the doorframe; and thekeeper has a chamber or compartment at its upper and lower ends, whichare designated 16 and 17, respectively. These compartments are separatedby an intervening space, 18, and in the compartment 17 the lockingboltof the lock is to be projected in Order to lock thedoor, as is usual.The conipartment 16 is arranged above the path ofthe latch 11, so thatit can pass beneath the same very freely,and iu its compartment isarranged a catch, I8, that is normally'projected into the path of thesaid latch l1 by aspring,l9,which is of the coiled class and encirclesthe catch within the case or wal s of the compartment, as shown. Thefree end of the catch is beveled on its outer face to permit the latchto ride freely on the same when the door is closed, and to elevate thecatch against the tension of thespring 19 and permit the latch to lieinrear of the catch and within a notch,20, formed in the catch, to preventthe door from being blown or forced open against the pressure of highWinds, &c.

The operation of my invention is obvious. To open the door the spindleofthe lock is turned by hand to retract the latch within the lock andaway from the catch 18, so that the door can be easily opened by pullingor forcing it away from the frame,and when the d-oor clears the frame itis elevated by the spring to clear the carpet or other objects and swingvery freely. In closing the door it is swung to until the latch strikesthe spring-pressed catch, and the door is simultaneously forced downagainst the tension of the spring,so that it will readily enter theframe and tit snugly therein. to etfectually exclude wind and rain. thecatch serving to e'eetunlly prevent the door from being blown open.

Various slight changes in the form and proportion of parts can be madewithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent. is-

1. The combination, with the frame, of the door capable of verticalmovement,the hingesections secured to the door and frame,aspri ng forelevating the door.a keeper having a yielding catch, and a latch carriedby the door to engage with the catch when the door is closed,substantially as described.

2., The combination,with :L frameof a door capable of vertical movement,the hinge-sec tions having the alignetl eyes, between which the eyes ofthe fellow sections are adapted to move vertically,`a spring connectedwith the door for elevating it,and means for locking the door whenclosed,` substantially as'described.

3. The combination ofa swinging door ca pable of vertical movement, aspring for elevating the door, a latch carried by the door and actuatedby a spindle, a keeper secured rigidly to the door-frame, a latchsupported' in the keeper, and a spring for projecting the catch into thepath of the latch on the door, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto axed mysignature'in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS S. W HI'IE.

Witnesses:

J. L. DAVIS. J. H. BURKITT.

